Career planning

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Career planning
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Where are you now?

• I have chosen the specialty I wish to pursue
• I am not certain which specialty I wish to pursue
  but I have started to narrow it down
• I havent decided which specialty to pursue and I
  havent yet started to narrow it down

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Career Planning

• Career planning will involve foundation doctors
  learning and being coached about how best to
  match their skills, strengths and interests with
  the needs of the NHS.

Operational framework for foundation training
(Paragraph 186) http//www.foundationprogramme.nhs
.uk/download.asp?fileOperational-Framework-FINAL.
pdf 
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Career Planning

• Good career planning will also involve helping
  foundation doctors to understand that life-long
  learning is vital to a successful career, giving
  them flexibility and adaptability throughout
  their medical working lives.

Operational framework for foundation training
(Paragraph 186) http//www.foundationprogramme.nhs
.uk/download.asp?fileOperational-Framework-FINAL.
pdf 
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Career Planning
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Choosing a career

• Self awareness
• What you have to offer What you want

Opportunity awarenessWhat they have to
offerWhat they want


Decision MakingMaking a career choiceHaving
back up plans
TransitionMoving onEffective applications
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The Recruitment Process
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Skills ExerciseDemonstrating personal skills
Skill Activity Evidence Relevance to chosen specialty

• In what way are you able to demonstrate that
  your own skills and attributes are suitable for a
  higher career in this specialty?

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Recruitment

• Application form
• Interview
• References

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Application form
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Application Form

• Section A monitoring information
• Section B application for employment
• Registration status
• Educational professional qualifications
• Courses attended
• Employment history
• 6 questions

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Questions

1. Why this speciality and what have you done to
   explore your suitability for this speciality?
   (300 words)
2. Describe your skills competencies, highlighting
   strengths weaknesses and areas for improvement
   (300 words)
3. Your experiences of contribution to audit (150
   words)
4. Describe your relevant teaching experience (150
   words)
5. Research work, publications presentations (150
   words)
6. Other helpful supporting evidence? (300 words)

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Shortlisting for interview stage 1

• Question 1
• Motivation
• Orientation
• Suitability
• Insight
• Exploration
• Use of experience to date
• Quality of written communication

• Question 2
• Generic skills
• Technical skills
• Relevance
• Strengths
• Areas for improvement
• Quality of written communication

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Shortlisting for interview stage 2

• Full application form
• If successful, interviewed

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Application Form Exercise

• Complete 2 questions
• 150 words per answer
• 30 minutes time limit
• These are two of the questions from last years
  ST1 application forms.

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Answers?

• Why this speciality and what have you done to
  explore your suitability for this speciality?
  (300 words)
• at least you have to use your brian for this
  speciality (unlike surgery)

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Questions

• Why this speciality and what have you done to
  explore your suitability for this speciality?
  (300 words)
• What are your experiences of contribution to
  audit? (150 words)

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Group Task

• 30 minutes to shortlist the application forms
• Create an agreed scoring system
• Identify which applications you would shortlist
• Identify which you would reject (at least 2)
• Summary of key /- feedback

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Feedback

• From the short listing groups about the
  application form answers
• Positive elements to the answers
• Negative elements to the answers
• Also feedback about the group activity
• How you worked together
• How everyone contributed

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Teamwork-positive indicators

• Demonstrates participative, non-confrontational
  approach
• Actively seeks contributions from others Respects
  others views. Listens and negotiates. Able to
  compromise.
• Actively supports, encourages and recognises need
  to draw on others
• Understands importance of being target focused

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Teamwork-negative indicators

• Lack of respect for others and their views
• Little evidence of support for others
• Sticks rigidly to own agenda, no negotiation
• No understanding of how others contribute to
  success
• Dominates the team

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Written applications - problems

• Including negative statements about yourself.
• Applying for colleagues -We..
• Not giving clear examples that highlight your
  role and contribution
• Being too passive/negative (the role required)
• Making mistakes with spelling and grammar
• Leaving time gaps / not answering all questions
• Not including referees and their full contact
  details
• Too long, important information buried
• Too many fonts/styles/unattractive layouts

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Before you write anythingpppppp

• Familiarise yourself with the applications
  timetable and keep this in mind when planning
  holidays etc
• Read all supporting documentation.
• The job description
• The person specification and the application
  form, so that you understand what is required
  from you
• Familiarise yourself with any other material,
  including any deanery guidance for applicants
• Gather your evidence
• Do your career research
• Plan your time
• Follow the instructions
• Language
• Referees
• Working e mail account

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Interviews
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Interviews

• Questions about you (what do they know already?)
• Questions about the job/specialty (what do you
  know?)
• Technical / Specialist questions (to test
  specific knowledge / skills that are required in
  the job)
• Questions about the organisation/profession (what
  do you know? Where can you find out more)
• On-the-spot / off-the-wall questions
• Questions you are dreading

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Competency Based Questions

• Questions that require a clear example to show
  how you have demonstrated the required
  skills/qualities, e.g.
• Describe a time when your communication skills
  made a difference to patient care.
• Tell us about a time when you effectively led a
  team
• Tell me about a time when you had conflicting
  priorities and what you did to resolve them.

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Structured Answers

• Situation or
• Task
• Action
• Result or Reflection

• Context
• Action
• Result

1. Context. Give a quick introduction by outlining
   the situation or task you were faced with.
2. Action what you actually did. Clearly show
   your role and contribution. The skills and
   qualities you demonstrated.
3. Result- quick summary the results of your
   actions (ideally a positive outcome). Can also
   show reflection about your performance / the
   situation.

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Interview Exercise

• Groups of 3
• Interviewer, interviewee, observer
• 5 min interviews questions from list
• Observer (and interviewer) give feedback on
  answers what was said how it was said
• Rotate roles

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Interview Techniques - problems

• Poor body language
• Irrelevant answers
• Badly organised answers
• Recited answers
• Repetition
• Being nervous / lacking in confidence
• Being over confident
• Talking too quickly (or slowly)
• Failing to engage all the panel

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Other selection methods?

• Simulated patient interaction
• Group exercise
• Written test/MCQ
• Written exercise
• Others?

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Being more competitive

• Knowing what they want
• Understanding transferability
• Making the most of current opportunities
• Networking identifying new opportunities
• Be inventive original
• Document/evidence (Portfolio)

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Summary

• Know yourself and be able to talk about your
  skills and experiences positively
• Know whats out there what they want
• Make effective plans
• Get yourself in a position to act positively and
  quickly towards change, uncertainty and
  opportunities.

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